A MICHELIN restaurant has announced plans to close after a decade in business.

The acclaimed establishment will host its final service in a matter of weeks.

Loch Bay restaurant on the Isle of Skye has confirmed plans to close in a matter of weeks Credit: Alamy

Michelin-starred seafood restaurant will host its final service on Saturday, October 31 Credit: Google maps

Chef Michael Smith has confirmed he will pull the shutters on Loch Bay on the Isle of Skye after “10 wonderful years”.

Just a year after the seafood restaurant opened in 2016, Loch Bay became the only eatery on the island to hold a Michelin Star.

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Michael and his partner Laurence shared that the restaurant’s final service will take place on Saturday, October 31.

In an online statement, the restaurant said: “We wanted to create a restaurant that reflected our passion for hospitality and gave the warmest of welcomes to guests visiting from all over the world.

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“Since then, the success of our restaurant has been a result of the combined assistance from our incredible team of staff, suppliers and the local community.

“We would like to give thanks and appreciation to everyone who has aided and supported the business.”

The statement continued: “We have always hoped to end in the most positive way and feel this is the right time for us to do so.

“We will always be immensely grateful to all our customers and staff for the opportunity and privilege of creating so many happy moments and memories that will stay with us forever.”

According to Loch Bay’s Michelin listing, the restaurant is a “pleasingly simple place” situated on an “idyllic spot on the Waternish Peninsula and offers commanding views across the countryside to the mountains”.

The Michelin Guide also describes how “the skilfully prepared, intensely flavoured dishes have French undertones but a Scottish heart”.